Your favorite designer handbag, lacy frock or feathered hat could become the inspiration for your next cake. In Fashion-Inspired Fondant, you'll learn about the design process and how to turn your sketches and ideas into tasty reality. Fondant, gum paste and rice paper become lace, quilted fabric and feathers, turning simple cakes into couture creations. Instructor Joshua John Russell explains his design process, teaches you how to make reusable fondant molds and demonstrates the use of impression mats and gum paste tools for fabulous, elegant results.

Lesson 8. Putting It All Together

"I really loved this class. Joshua takes his time to teach all of the techniques in detail and shows different ways you can add texture to fondant — which in my opinion are all unique. He helps you stretch your imagination to see different things you can do with simple tools. This is really a very good class, there's so much to learn."
- Naana

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Lesson plan

6:39

Lesson 1. Introduction

Meet your instructor, Joshua John Russell, and learn how fashion fabrics can be the inspiration for your fondant creations.

8:14

Lesson 2. Tools

Joshua leads a discussion on the tools and equipment you’ll need for class to create your fashionable, textured fondant.

11:37

Lesson 3. The Design Process

Learn how to sketch your inspiration into a plan for your cake as Joshua shows you how to use a texture mat and patchwork cutters or create freehanded texture using simple tools.

25:16

Lesson 4. Lace Design

Learn how to make a custom silicone mold from a piece of lace so that you can reproduce it in fondant to add beautiful lace appliqués to your cakes.

34:28

Lesson 5. Using Lace Molds

Joshua will demonstrate how to use the custom silicone molds as well as how to pipe fondant to add even more detail to your lace appliqués!

18:28

Lesson 6. Quilting Pattern

Make your fondant look like quilted tweed using a texture mat and a stitching tool and then add pearl buttons for a tufted effect!

19:27

Lesson 7. Accessories

Learn to make your own piping gel and create beautiful, lifelike feathers from rice paper.

12:06

Lesson 8. Putting It All Together

Joshua John Russell, Instructor of Fashion-Inspired Fondant

Joshua John Russell is an Atlanta cake artist and popular instructor. He learned baking and pastry arts at Johnson & Wales University, but his elegant and detailed cake designs are all his own. A finalist in Last Cake Standing, he has appeared on the Food Network Challenge 15 times, showing the world cake artistry that is by turns ornate, over-the-top and seriously cool.

Ratings & reviews

Class rating

(91 reviews)

by samaracip716285 on April 24, 2015

love it !!

love it !!

Very good

by Bourne Baking on March 9, 2015

Interesting stuff so far. I've made my own moulds using Silicone Plastique - it's so easy!

Interesting stuff so far. I've made my own moulds using Silicone Plastique - it's so easy!

Easy To Follow And The Pace Is Really Good

by michellep5116525 on February 28, 2015

Artistry At Its Best

by tandigirl6269699 on February 21, 2015

Just love his classes! So refined and detailed explanations! Techniques are so helpful and one can create their own individual flair!

Just love his classes! So refined and detailed explanations! Techniques are so helpful and one can create their own individual flair!

Great course, great Joshua!

by Leonor Caprista on February 11, 2015

Loads of information, clarity on every explanation and description, pretty designs, friendly and inspiring instructor.

Loads of information, clarity on every explanation and description, pretty designs, friendly and inspiring instructor.